Discussion

Should I get a Convection Microwave?

Moving into an apartment with a slightly less miserable kitchen and thinking about getting one. It has one of those NYC tiny gas range/oven combos with 4 tiny burners barely suitable for a medium size pots and pan, and the oven can maybe handle a cornish hen.

I posted a similar request for information a few weeks back which did not generate much response. We ended up purchasing a Panasonic Genius microwave/convection oven and are happy we did. It got yery good reviews and performs as advertised. We use it as a second oven almost as often as we use it as a microwave.

We just bought this and I haven't even used the convection aspect of it yet. But a friend has it and it takes the place of a second oven. This one may be too large and cost more than you want to spend but thought I'd mention it. We had a combo in our RV and it worked great. And we have it on a metal shelving unit (from Costco), not mounted over the range.

This is THE reason we bought one. It's not often but there are times where I can't cook a particular menu because I need totally disparate oven temps. And it usually when I'm entertaining which further annoys me. Recently I was going to try an oven-baked risotto that a Chow-buddy had told me about. But it was incompatible with the roasting meat. And the meat couldn't rest long enough to cook it afterwards.